Engineering
Concepts are great. Well functioning solutions that can be produced and sold are significantly better.
Creating concepts and bringing them into functioning reality is how I spend the strong majority of working time and is the aspect of my profession that I enjoy the most.
Mechanical Design
Change anything and you have changed everything; complex products require big picture thinking.
Areas of Experience:
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System architecture
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Product architecture
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Mechanism design
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Material Selection
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Spring design
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Tolerance analysis
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FEA
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CAD (SolidWorks most used)
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Solid modeling
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Surface modeling
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Manufacturing Methods:
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Sheet metal
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Machining
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Injection molding
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Metal injection molding
The Real World
Digital is great, but it is rarely perfect. Prototypes and physical testing are a must.
Areas of quantitative experience:
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Prototype creation
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Motion analysis
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Rapid performance testing
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Detailed performance testing
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Trouble shooting and analysis
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Report generation
Patents
Utility Patents
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US10926396B2 - Lock on Leatherman FREE and Arc multi-tools
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US11292105B2 - Architecture of Leatherman FREE and Arc multi-tools
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US12030204B1 - Replaceable knife blade system, used on Leatherman Garage 003
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US20190000194A1 - Fit adjustment for Leatherman Tread watch
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US11325269B2 - Compact high strength folding scissors
Design Patents
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USD857474S1 - Leatherman Skeletool KB (compact knife)
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USD874896S1 - Compact cork screw